I was walking to work when I saw a guy sitting on the doorsteps of a building. As I got closer I saw another guy. But when I reached him I noticed it was a mirrored wall and there was only one guy. He looked sad or just tired. It was 8:45 in the morning. I briefly thought that he was good looking and kept walking.
Then I saw a girl on the other side of the wall, sitting on the steps too. She also looked sad and tired. I turned around and the other wall was mirrored too. And as I passed by, it was kind of beautiful.
How two strangers could be sitting two feet away and not know the other’s presence. It was like a missed connection. Maybe if the wall separating them was glass, they would’ve seen each other and it’d be love at first sight. I wanted to take a picture. But on the other hand they could’ve been talking about taking a break or even breaking up. Ah. The amazing things that happen when you go outside.
Other moments in New York
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Espressoing
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A few more days
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Goodbye
A final Hi meeting
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meditation, Creativity
The local neighborhood bar has a quiet time between six and nine. It is a place that specializes in coffee, beer and seasonal menus. There is just enough of each for a satisfying snack and effective buzz. After the time when the laptop lids close and before the social gatherings start -- there is a sort of twilight*. Often this time is a fugitive ground rife with creative inspiration and meditative work -- of the kind that results in personal reward.*twilight may refer to civil, nautical or astronomical variety depending on your social or terrestrial condition
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Web, development
A man positions his mouse on the edge of his browser window. He clicks, holds and drags the viewport first left then right. The content of a video game promo micro site responds and adapts to the available space. To the man, this is more delightful than the game itself.
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subway, music
A man laboriously moves his piano down three levels onto the subway platform. Classic vocals and strided chords -- he played so well I swore he was blind. Oblivious to the heat on that August stage, he was most in touch with his audience -- whom he elevated with his music.
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Feminism
A woman should do exactly as she pleases no matter what a man may think.
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Travel
As the Dalai Lama once said, "It is a time when there is much in the window, but nothing in the room."
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stars, Grandma, Love
"No one understands me," she said. Her grandmother was silent for a minute. It seemed she was searching for an answer in the star speckled sky. "But no one understands anyone in this world, darling. We are all unique. It is what gives us a sense of wonder."
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